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Teeth Bleaching: Your Way to a Perfectly White SmileHave you ever wished you have such white teeth like those commercial models and celebrities? Well, wish no more as it can already come true with some dental procedures such as teeth bleaching or teeth whitening. Teeth bleaching is one procedure in cosmetic dentistry to help patients who want to have some sort of teeth and smile makeover.However, before proceeding with the bleaching treatment, it is better to first understand the different shades of teeth and how many shades can your teeth lighten up. In other words, how white can your teeth become after the bleaching process. Each person has a different tooth shade. Thus, the whiteness of another person's teeth after bleaching may not be the same as yours even if the same exact bleaching process is done. Dentists should be able to clearly explain this before beginning the procedure. Dentists do chair-side bleaching either by just using a highly concentrated bleaching agent, or a light or laser is also used together with the bleaching agent. Dentists clean the teeth first with a sandy material, pumice-like. A peroxide-based gel is then applied on the teeth and a light may be used as well to help in the bleaching process. The whitening gels applied are work on its own but others get activated with the use of the light. The laser or light does not have any whitening effect. They only activate the gel to initiate the chemical reaction that whitens the teeth. The whole procedure of bleaching and drying may take more than an hour and the results are seen immediately. If the desired whiteness is still not met, then patients are advised to come back for another teeth bleaching session. If you do not have much time to sit in the dentist's office for about two hours, you can opt for the at-home-tray bleaching methods. With this, the dentist will form a mouth tray or bleaching tray that fits your mouth and teeth well. This tray holds the bleaching agent against the tooth. The mouth tray can be worn overnight or every hour or so depending on the concentration and the kind of bleaching gel used. This method is more convenient and less expensive than the chair-side method. However, regular visit to the dentist is still required to monitor effectiveness of the equipments dispensed. Also, the desired result may be achieved with at-home-tray whiteners after several applications, not immediately. Whether you go with the in-office chair-side bleaching or at-home-tray method, dentist supervised teeth bleaching is still recommended than just buying those over-the-counter whitening products. The chemicals contained in those products may not meet the actual requirements to produce the desired results. |
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